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What Is A Spool and Why Does It Matter?

A spool refers to the combination of an engine compressor and high-pressure turbine connected by a drive shaft. In a single-spool engine, one shaft drives the entire compressor, whereas a dual-spool engine splits the compressor and turbine into two segments each driven by separate shafts. GE Aviation evaluated single and dual-spool designs for an engine requiring 50% more power but determined the performance could be met using 21st century technologies in a simpler single-spool configuration without added complexity.

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What Is A Spool and Why Does It Matter?

A spool refers to the combination of an engine compressor and high-pressure turbine connected by a drive shaft. In a single-spool engine, one shaft drives the entire compressor, whereas a dual-spool engine splits the compressor and turbine into two segments each driven by separate shafts. GE Aviation evaluated single and dual-spool designs for an engine requiring 50% more power but determined the performance could be met using 21st century technologies in a simpler single-spool configuration without added complexity.

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What is a spool and why

does it matter?
Using 21st century technology instead
of mechanical complexity
“Spool” is engineering shorthand for the combination of an engine Better compression (a higher pressure ratio) is required for an engine
compressor and high-pressure turbine that drives it using a to deliver 50% more power and 25% better fuel efficiency in an engine
connecting drive shaft. In a single-spool engine, the high-pressure the same size as the current T700. GE Aviation evaluated single-and
turbine drives the entire compressor. In a dual-spool engine, the dual-spool engine designs to meet this challenge and determined
compressor and high-pressure turbine are both split into two that the required performance could be met through 21st century
segments. Each compressor segment is driven by its corresponding technologies without adding additional spools. Additional spools—
turbine using two separate drive shafts, with one inside the other. and subsequent mechanical complexity—are only necessary
when performance cannot be met through technology.

SINGLE-SPOOL DUAL-SPOOL

Power turbine
High-pressure turbine

1 Spool 2 Spools
Single core drives power turbine Core split into two spools
Simple, efficient, proven approach More moving parts, complexity, cost
Lower pressures, temps, stresses Higher pressures, temps, stresses
Optimal operating environment Additional burden on system, more parts

Reliability 40+ years of combat experience, less complex Reliability Complex, more parts. Never installed on a DoD helo

Efficiency Proven 21st century tech for performance Efficiency 2nd spool to meet performance

Maintainability Enables low cost modular repair Maintainability Limits modular design … drives depot visits

Weight Fewer parts, lower weight Weight Additional frame & bearings … adds weight

Achieve superior readiness with a


simpler, lighter, more maintainable
single-spool engine

LIGHTER WEIGHT
COMBAT FLEXIBILITY
Modular design

LESS COST
10% acquistion 45% maintenance

PERFORMANCE
Equal or better

GEAVIATION.COM/T901

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